400  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,    { A^K,i9ffifm" 
man,  Julian  Fajans,  M.D.,  and  Henry  N.  Rittenhouse.  Honorary 
members  deceased :  Alfred  H.  Allen,  Frederick  Hoffmann,  A.  B. 
Prescott,  Alfonso  Herrera,  Helen  A.  Michael,  Albert  Hilger.  Cor- 
responding  member  deceased :  C.  R.  C.  Tichborne. 
The  delegates  to  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
by  its  Chairman,  Prof.  C.  B.  Lowe,  presented  a  brief  report,  in  which 
they  told  of  the  very  successful  meeting  recently  held  at  Bedford 
Springs.  Twenty-eight  papers  were  presented.  D.  J.  Thomas,  of 
Scranton,  was  elected  President.  The  next  meeting  is  to  be  held  at 
Glen  Summit,  June  26-28,  1906. 
Announcement  was  made  of  the  death  of  Mrs.  Procter,  widow  of 
the  late  William  Procter,  Jr.  Also  of  the  death  of  Henry  N.  Rit- 
tenhouse, a  member  of  the  College  since  1854.  He  served  many 
years  on  the  Committee  on  Publication,  and  also  for  some  years  on 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 
The  resignation  of  Edwin  W.  Murphy,  of  Macon,  Miss.,  was 
accepted. 
APPOINTMENTS. 
Committee  on  Nominations. — Joseph  W.  England,  Joseph  P.  Rem- 
ington, Henry  Kraemer,  Jacob  M.  Baer  and  O.  W.  Osterlund. 
Committee  on  Necrology. — Henry  Kraemer,  Samuel  P.  Sadtler 
and  Gustavus  Pile. 
Historical  Committee. — George  M.  Beringer,  Henry  Kraemer, 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand. 
Delegates  to  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  —  Henry 
Kraemer,  Joseph  P.  Remington,  Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  C.  B.  Lowe  and 
M.  I.  Wilbert;  as  alternates,  M.  N.  Kline,  E.  M.  Boring,  Miers 
Busch,  W.  L.  Cliffe  and  J.  W.  England. 
ABSTRACTS  FROM  MINUTES  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES. 
March  7. — Committee  on  Library  reported  a  number  of  accessions 
to  the  Library  by  donation,  purchase  and  exchange.  John  F.  Han- 
cock, of  Baltimore,  Md.,  elected  to  associate  membership. 
April  4. — M.  N.  Kline  elected  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  ; 
George  M.  Beringer,  Vice-Chairman ;  Jacob  S.  Beetem,  Registrar. 
Committee  on  Instruction  recommended  lengthening  the  first  and 
second  year  courses  and  entrance  requirements,  detailed  at  length 
in  the  eighty-fifth  annual  announcement  just  issued. 
C.  A.  Weidemann,  Secretary. 
